Cowboy Diaries 2014: Dakota Eldridge, Living the Rodeo Life

True cowboys are hard to find, but not at the Houston Rodeo. Life on the road leads them here this time every year for the biggest rodeo in the world, where they'll ride and wrangle livestock for cash and glory. Each day, Hair Balls will spotlight one person with enough dirt on his boots to call himself a cowboy -- and mean it.

Name: Dakota Eldridge.

Age: 22.

Hometown: Elka, Nevada.

I've been to Rodeo Houston twice. This is only my second time.

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